A C44AC-CTE brings up the rear of this eastbound coal train, loaded at the Somerset mine on the North Fork branch in western Colorado. The unit is facing the "wrong way", which really only means anything to railfans! In reality, thanks to DPU technology, the direction the DPU's are facing is irrelevant.
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Up close and personal! A good look at the C44AC-CTE leading this eastbound coal train at Crescent. UP was the only railroad to purchase the C44AC-CTE, which looks identical to an AC4400CW. From what I understand, the differences are internal and relate to emissions standards set forth by the EPA.
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UP has been doing a lot of maintenance on the Moffat between Plain and Rollins in the last few weeks. Here, a work train sits on the siding west of the crossing at Crescent. The train just go in the clear in order to allow a westbound to come through on the main.
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While the tail end of the California Zephyr is bathed in morning sunlight, the train is heading for a major change in weather! On the other side of the Continental Divide in Winter Park (about 25 miles west of this location), there is over a foot of fresh snow on the ground and it is still coming down!
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Just because May is less than a week away doesn't mean you can't find snow on the ground in the Rockies! The westbound Zephyr is making good time as it heads west through Crescent on a clear signal.
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Never let it be said that UP dispatchers don't do their best to keep Amtrak running on time! Here, the westbound Zephyr is overtaking (passing) a manifest at Crescent. The manifest is headed for Grand Junction.
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After meeting a westbound coal empty at Cliff, this BNSF manifest is making its way through Crescent. The train had a pair of Warbonnet Dash-9's on it...of course the better looking of the two units was trailing!
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I thought this was a pretty descent closing picture for the afternoon! A UP coal empty wraps around the curve at the west end of Crescent in the face of an oncoming storm.
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Track maintenance between Gore and Bond has prevented trains from running early in the day. As a result, about six westbounds left Denver in the mid-to-late afternoon. The fourth westbound is approaching the grade crossing on the main at Crescent.
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What do you do when you need to transport a lot of light power from Denver to Glenwood Springs? Throw it on any train you can find going that direction! Eight units (six of which will be dropped off for swing power in Glenwood Springs) lead up the MNYRO-08 at Crescent.
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